Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-safisha (infinitive kusafisha)
- Causative form of safi: to clean
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -safisha
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| Positive present
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-nasafisha
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| Subjunctive
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-safishe
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| Negative
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-safishi
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| Imperative singular
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safisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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safisha
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| Plural
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safisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husafisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisafisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusafisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasafisha/nasafisha
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tunasafisha
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| 2nd person
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unasafisha
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mnasafisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasafisha
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wanasafisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasafisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -safishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisafishi
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hatusafishi
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| 2nd person
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husafishi
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hamsafishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasafishi
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hawasafishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -safishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasafisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasafisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisafishe
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tusafishe
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| 2nd person
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usafishe
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msafishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafishe
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wasafishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -safishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisafishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesafisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesafisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisafisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisafisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasafisha
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twasafisha
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| 2nd person
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wasafisha
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mwasafisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafisha
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wasafisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasafisha
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yasafisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasafisha
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yasafisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasafisha
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vyasafisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasafisha
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zasafisha
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| u(XI)
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wasafisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasafisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasafisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasafisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesafisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasafisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasafisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisafisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposafisha
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| Consecutive
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kasafisha / positive subject concord + -kasafisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasafishe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nisafisha
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-tusafisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusafisha
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-wasafisha/-kusafisheni/-wasafisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msafisha
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-wasafisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usafisha
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-isafisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisafisha
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-yasafisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisafisha
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-visafisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isafisha
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-zisafisha
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| u(XI)
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-usafisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusafisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasafisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musafisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisafisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-safishaye
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-safishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-safishao
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-safishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-safishalo
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-safishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-safishacho
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-safishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-safishayo
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-safishazo
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| u(XI)
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-safishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-safishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-safishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-safishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesafisha
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-osafisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osafisha
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-yosafisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losafisha
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-yosafisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosafisha
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-vyosafisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosafisha
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-zosafisha
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| u(XI)
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-osafisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosafisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posafisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosafisha
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms